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The Importance of Excelling vs. “Getting By”

Mike Henry — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:07:42 +0000

Posted in Leadership Coaching Leadership Development

Once every few years I am driving a car that runs over a nail or sharp object and develops a flat tire. Sometimes I have time to wait for AAA to come out and change it. Other times, I’m in a hurry and tackle the task myself. It never is pretty. I’m slow and the [...]

Authentic Leadership: Would You Follow You?

Steve Keating — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:10:02 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

People are pretty interesting to study. So many people from so many places, so many different cultures, backgrounds, and histories. So many differences. But even in a world of differences there are some things that we can find most everyone has in common, and one of those common factors is that the majority of people [...]

3 Drivers to Grow As a Character-Based Leader

Shawn Murphy — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:35:51 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

Naturally at this time of year our attention turns to the coming new year. And in the transition we ponder and plan what to do differently or do more of. If you’re like me, you’ve routinely found yourself falling in and out of making resolutions. Frustrated with empty promises, my approach over time has morphed [...]

Just The Way You Are

Sonia Di Maulo — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 12:00:36 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The music, the lyrics, the vocals, the passion… I was moved to emotion. And I remembered one of my favorite quotes: People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. – Maya Angelou And the song “Just the Way You Are” by [...]

5 Performance Tips When You Are Micro-Managed

Mike Henry — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 10:51:07 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

My recent post on how to overcome a micro-manager came as a bit of a surprise to some. I wrote it to executives dealing with micro-manager direct reports. My goal: convert micro-managers to leaders. Generally conversion only comes from within the micro-manager and the only person they’ll listen to is a supervisor or someone at [...]

Focus and Excellence

Mike Henry — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:18:30 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development Self Leadership

“Other men will make other violins, but no man shall make a better one.” Antonius Stradivarius What type of work do you do? I’ve done a variety of things. In fact, sometimes I get caught up in what I’m doing so much that I stop doing what I do. I become someone else, or I [...]

Quality Leadership Changes The World

Mike Henry — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:01:16 +0000

Posted in Leadership Development

The original idea for the Lead Change Group was launched on March 30, 2009. It rose out of my desire to develop as a leader and build quality leaders. I prefer action to inaction, so rather than hoping someone else would do something, I began the group. My goal was to act on my belief [...]